Language: PG - 13 (17 swears, 0 Fs); Mature Content: PG - 13 (adult drinking, drug paraphernalia, casual references to adult sexuality - nothing on page or graphic); Violence: PG (zombie bite, fantasy action).
BUYING ADVISORY: NEW ADULT – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Recent college graduate with a useless English degree, Ben Cook, is desperately trying to find a job in his chosen field. He feels like he is falling behind his roommates who all have grown-up jobs and who are moving on with adulthood. As a last resort, he applies to be a cook in a quirky, vegan, contemporary French restaurant. Ben quickly adapts to his new life in the kitchen, partially thanks to the cute sous-chef, Liam. However, with mounting pressure from his parents to fulfill his original career plans, Ben has to make a serious decision whether or not to explore this new job or to fall back on the familiar.
This was the cutest thing I’ve read in a while and I devoured it with a smile on my face the whole time. The dialogue was quick and snappy, the art was gorgeous, and the characters were refreshingly mature. However, the final confrontation with the parents was underwhelming. This would be a high-interest book for a high school library but this is a new adult book as almost all of the characters are in their mid-twenties. There is a character who openly carries a bong and a few other drug references. There are also some references to adult sexuality, but nothing graphic or on the page. Overall, a super cute queer new adult rom-com graphic novel.
Reviewer: BookswithBeddes
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